Bright Water Dark Rocks: How to Expose for Both | Peter Dam

Capturing beautiful waterfall photos is challenging due to the high contrast in most scenarios. You got white gushing water, dark rocks, and bright skies that can trick the exposure. In this video, I will show you how to overcome this at the scene and enhance the photos by adding contrast in post-processing. Peter Bredahl Dam is a professional nature photographer with over 10 years of experience in nature photography, corporate photography, and videography. Chapters: 00:00 Intro & challenges 00:23 Handle reflections 01:28 How to manage the exposure at the scene 01:40 Changing the angle for better light 02:14 Using shadows or a canopy 02:40 Leave out the sky 03:10 Managing the expsure 03:40 Time to bracket your shots 05:08 Increasing contrast in post-processing 05:45 Add tonal contrast by dodging and burning 07:45 Add color contrast 08:29 Add sharpness contrast 09:40 Outro SUBSCRIBE AND BE PART OF THE ADORAMA FAMILY: ➥ https://www.youtube.com/user/adoramaTV __________________________________ Be the first to shop our great deals and sales by signing up for emails from Adorama! https://www.adorama.com/MyAccount/Login 🔷 Save 5% Every Day† or Special Financing* On purchases of $199+ with the Adorama Edge Credit Card. Learn More: https://www.adorama.com/g/adorama-credit. __________________________________ ✘ GEAR USED: Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera https://www.adorama.com/nkz8.html Nikon NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S Lens https://www.adorama.com/nikon-nikkor-z-20-mm-f-1-8-s-lens/p/nkz2018 Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S Lens https://www.adorama.com/nkz2470.html Nikon Z 6II Mirrorless Camera https://www.adorama.com/nkz6m2.html Rode VideoMic Pro+ Directional On-Camera Shotgun Microphone https://www.adorama.com/rdvidmicpp.html #outdoorphotography #naturephotography #adorama __________________________________ ❐ LET'S GET SOCIAL ❏ ➥ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@adoramanyc ➥ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/adorama/ ➥ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adorama/ ➥ X https://x.com/adorama ➥ Discord https://www.adorama.com/discord ❐ MORE ADORAMA ❏ ➥ Shop https://www.adorama.com/ ➥ Blog https://www.adorama.com/alc/ ➥ Adorama Events https://www.youtube.com/@AdoramaEvents __________________________________ More of Peter Dam YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@peterbredahldam Website: https://peterbredahldam.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/peterbredahldam.com __________________________________ THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING!